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BMW launches iX3 electric SUV [Gallery]

BMW is launching the iX3 electric SUV in Europe with the vehicle arriving at dealerships from China. Here we share a close look photo gallery of the new electric vehicle. When unveiling the BMW iX3 concept vehicle in 2018, the German automaker said that it’s going to be the first electric vehicle based on its fifth-generation electric powertrain technology, which is designed to enable…
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Single-speed electric bikes: The latest trend that’s helping reduce e-bike prices

I’ve spent more than a decade working in the e-bike industry, and so I’ve seen my fair share of the latest electric bicycle trends. One I didn’t expect to see this year though was the rise of single-speed electric bicycles. But ready or not, here they come. And they’re bringing lower prices with them! A big reason for the lower price of many single-speed electric bicycles is simply the…
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EGEB: Wind and solar costs fell by 10% in 2019

Wind and solar costs declined by more than 10% in 2019, according to a new WEMO report. A wealthy Florida town votes for a $100 million climate tax. Shell decided to hold a “Great Energy Debate” on Twitter on Monday — and it didn’t quite go as planned. Arcadia Power…
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Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta appears to detect and avoid road debris in video

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta has impressed with its capacity to navigate city streets and it now looks like it can also detect and avoid road debris, according to a new video. Like Tesla Autopilot, the automaker’s new Full Self-Driving Beta requires driver attention at all times since it can encounter things that it doesn’t know how to react to and even things that it can’t…
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Quick Charge Podcast: November 3, 2020

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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The US quits the Paris Agreement tomorrow, here’s what’s next

As of midnight Eastern, the US leaves the Paris Agreement, the 2015 pact between 197 countries to stop global warming “well below” 2C, and work to hold it at 1.5C. Donald Trump formally withdrew the US from the global climate pact on November 4, 2019. The timing in relation to the US election is coincidental, but the outcome of the election will impact what comes next. What happens next if…
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